Imperialism In India

After the Industrial revolution started in Europe the Europeans needed raw material from other countries and from that came the Idea of Imperialism when one country takes over another. Although what the British were doing seemed to be benefiting India was actually doing the opposite. Many things that the Europeans did to India weather it was political, economic, or social the Europeans found ways to have those things benefit the British and very little or not at all to the Indian.

Industries emitted a lot of polluted water and also released a lot of polluted air in the environment which made the environment very polluted and that gave birth to the new diseases. Whole economic face of the country was changed. At certain level living standard of people also raised because of large number of products available in the market.

India became the jewel in the crown of the British Empire. I think that if America had not achieved independence then the spotlight would not have been switched to India at all as brightly and so the jewel in the crown would have

Another way modernization is illustrated in India is through agriculture and industry, notwithstanding the effects it had on Indians. Industry guided India to a much stronger economy, arguably guiding them to holding a spot in the top ten economies in the world (O.I). Irrigation cultivated approximately 30 million acres, awarding the country great agricultural wealth. Along with wealth also came a disappearance of the famines in India. Collectively, the country of India as a whole benefited from this modernization as it set a higher standard of living for the population.

The British organized the expansion of railways, and by the time India became independent, 10,000 miles of new railroad tracks had been laid (Lalvani). These railroads seemed like a good thing, to allow easier transportation and communication, but they were mainly used to transport cotton and other cash crops out, and British-made fabric back in, which the Indians were forced to buy (Document 3). The Indians were no longer allowed to weave their own fabric and if they were caught doing it their fingers would be cut off (Document 3). This put many Indians out of jobs because weaving was the main job for many people and they were replaced by the machines back in England. The British claimed to have opened national parks and protected endangered species (Lalvani) but the environment still suffered drastically during the time of British imperialism (Document 6). The forced growing of cash crops like cotton and indigo ruined the soil and made it harder to grow crops because of the higher salt content, a process called salinization (Document 6). The British also cut down many forests which made the climate hotter and the air more polluted (Document 6). This process made life a lot harder for the Indians because while they struggled to grow and sell the cash crops, they were making it harder for themselves to grow more crops in the future. The British expanded the railways in India, but they also ruined the land, and economy, resulting in an overall negative effect on the environment and the lives of many

According to Dr. Lalvani, direct British rule led to more investments in building more roads, bridges, and railways. He also claims that both nations benefited by the trade routes and that the British help the Indians benefit from being imperialized because their railway system employs 1.6 million people. Although Dr. Lalvani makes the claim that the trains and railways are good and employs over a millions people even though the trains and railways were built in India to export all of India’s natural resources and beauty (doc 6). According to document 7, the food exports that were leaving for the British raised as India was dying of starvation. The British benefited more than the Indians because they had multiple increases in exports from India well the Indians were not allowed to sell any of the products plummeting their economy.

Factory conditions were terrible. The fumes, the loud noise of machines, and poor lighting. Also the machines did not have safety devises incase of emergencies. The people who worked in the factories were men, women and children aging 5 and above. However, this period had a vast growth of a new middle class that were now as rich as the aristocrats and sadly the factory workers had little economical and political power which made them bond together and try to improve their working and living conditions.

Irrigation improved the agriculture, which means you can trade more, and that leads me to my next

They stopped bad social reforms. The British eliminated widow suicide and female infanticide. They also helped British build universities and museums. Which created opportunities for the Indians to become educated and get jobs to make the extra money that they needed. British imperialism heavily impacted the Indians.

The effects of imperialism are both positive and negative. The positive effects are banning inhumane traditional practices such as sati and the dowry system, promoting widow remarriage and prohibiting child marriage. The negative effects are that Britain caused the traditional industries to crash. Also, poverty increased. British officials were paid out of the India treasury.

Britain was changed forever when they introduced railways. Food accessible was changed and transport times were reduced, people met more people and therefore populations changed. Railways were one of the biggest inventions of the Industrial Revolution. They improved so many people’s lives in so many ways, it even made living as a poor person much better. It worked in a cycle of efficiency and it improved everyone's lives.. With more food choices, people’s diets changed.

The british empire helped create a better system for transportation. The british added many bridges, lots of railway, and increased the amount of metalled roads they had. “British brains, British enterprise, and British capital have, in a material sense, transformed the face of India (Marriott). They also helped increase irrigation.

The American industrial growth is often viewed as a time where many advancements were made in many different fields. While this is true, there were also some terrible occurrences and treatments, which also sparked many positive things, such as the labor conditions and the introduction of new labor laws. Many positive effects, such as rapid advancements and jobs, also had disadvantages, such as the filth in the streets and the terrible living and working conditions of the time. The American industrial growth contributed to the growth of cities, as well as many things such as the railroad industry.

At this time Britain ran most of the world and they had the resources to pull it off. With so much product coming into the ports, there was a need for a more efficient way of production. Innovators then started to develop a number of different machines that would help with this conquest. With the introduction of this technology came many consequences. Three consequences of the industrialization in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries were poor working conditions, poor living conditions, and wealthy factory owners and financiers gained political power.

Also it created the urbanisation of Britain changing us from an agricultural society to what we are today. It also created new advanced technology such as the telegram which resulted in further development. The steam powered trains that came about as a result of the industrial revolution connected us further. Reform acts that came about as a result of the exploitation for example the ability to join unions and protest became the basis of what we now